UGC NET Logical Reasoning Q5

Question

The following table shows the number of votes polled along with the percentage (%) of valid votes and ratio of valid votes of male and females among them during an election in a college for the last five years from 2018-2022. Some values are missing in the table (indicate by '-') that you are expected to calculate if required. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follows.

Year-wise Details of Voters Polled in an Election

Year | Number of votes polled | Percentage of valid votes polled (%) | Ratio of valid votes of male and females
2018 | - | - | 5:3
2019 | 1000 | - | 5:4
2020 | 2000 | 38% | -
2021 | - | 60% | 7:5
2022 | 5000 | 40% | -

In 2018, if the ratio of number of votes to number of valid votes was 5:4, then the number of valid votes by females in 2018 is ______ % less than the number of votes polled in the same year.

Accepted Answer

70